One Trend in Labor Markets Is

question 36

Multiple Choice

One trend in labor markets is:

• A)a decrease in average real wages in the United States and other industrial countries.
• B)decreasing wage inequality in the United States.
• C)weak rates of job creation in the United States since 1980.
• D)a slowdown in real wage growth in the United States since 1973.

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Decimal Place

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Horizontal Analysis

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